Sanitary-toilet-paper-vending machine



` 1,640,285- ug. 23, 1927. J. MORTKA SANITARY TOILET SEAT PAPER VENDING MACHINE Filed July 26, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 I r r A l ,l 46 ma 47 .f4

'C e,gua/INVENTOR.

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ATTORNEY 2 Sheets-Snam 2 u 23 19 g 27 J. MORTKA SANITARY TOILET SEAT PAPER VENDING MACHINE Filed July 26, 192e .50 v accompanying rawing, the toi et bowl, de-

Paana Aug. 23, 1921, Y

UNITE D fs'TAras PATENT OFFICE.

TOEN IOBTKA, POUGHKEEPSIE, NEW YORK..

SANITARY#roILET-snam-PAPEa-VENDING MACHINE. l

application mea July 26,1926. serial 110.124,89?.

provide a sanitary paper toilet seat cover of novel design.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advanta es thereof, reference will be had to they ollowing description and accompanying drawings, and to the appended claims in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

Fig. 1 of the drawing shows a'perspective view of a toilet with my improved coin slot machine as it would appear attached to the wall. 4

Fig. 2shows a front elevational lview of myimproved device.-

Fig. 3 shows a sideelevational view of improved device with the side portion m ofy the case removed so as to expose certain working parts.

Fig. 4 shows a similar vview to that ilylustrated in Figure 2, but with'the cover removed so as' to expose certain working parts.

Fig. 5 isa vertical sectional view taken on the line 5--5 of Fi re 2. i

Figi 6 shows a top p an view of my improved device showmg the top portion of the case removed so as to expose certain y working arts. Y

Fig. 7 s ows a longitudinal sectional view of my improved `device taken on .the line 7-7 of Figure "4.-

Fig. 8 shows an enlarged fragmentary sideelevational view of the carriage as used in connection with my improved device.

Fig. 9 shows a to plan view ofthe carria e as shown in igure 8.

ig, 10 shows an enlarged front elevai tional view of a modification of the tongue asf used in connection with my improved del seat covers placed under the said s lidable vice. l

Referring in articular vto Fi re 1 of the signated by the numeral 10, the toiletseat 11, the flush tank 12, and operating handle 13, are of common ordinary constructicn, such as generally used in toiletso My irn-a 4to be o erated by the proved coin slot machine, designated by the I reference numeral 14 is conveniently attached to the wall 15, and is used to vend the sanitar toilet seat covers 16,' in folded form,

to acilitate the said vending of same, as designated by the reference numeral 17 The 'sanitary toilet seat covers may be made of paper of any suitable quality', thickness and texture, and are of ovalcontour, comprising a rim, the center portion, of somewhat smaller oval shape, being removed, with the exception of a protrudin strip 18, extending from the inner edge othe said rim. It is understood 4that the sanita-ry toilet seat cover 16, is to be used'but v`once l and then discarded.

As. here embodied my improved coin slot machine 14 for vending the sanitary toilet seat covers, in folded form, as designated by the reference numeral 17, comprises a case 19 or box, of any convenient suitable size, having sides, top and bottom, and a removable front cover 20, or door hin ed thereto as at 21, and provided with a loc 22. The

front cover 20 has a slot 23 to receive the coin required to operate my improved device when one of the sanitary toilet seat covers placed within is desired, and is also provided with an aperture over which a piece of glass 24, or any transparent material may be placed. The lever 25 is pivotally attached to the inside of the said frontcover 20,' as at 26, and has an u per extended portion 27, witl an enlarge extremity 28, the lever 25 has a lower extended .portion 29 with a flanged or lipped ex-K tremity 30, and is held against t e -front cover 2,0 by means of a bracket 31 attached to the front cover 20, and having an elongated aperture 32 to permit the lever 25 rotruding member 33 attac ed to the slidable block 34. It is understood that the, flanged extremit of the-lower extended ortion 29 lo the lever 25 will be engaged the protruding member 33 of the sl1dable b ock 34, when the slidable block assumes a bottom position, thatv is when` the supply of sanitary toi-let coin', it being understand that the enlarged extremity 28 will have marked, printed or otherwise lettered thereon the word Empty, or any similar designation,'and that a s rmg 35 is attached, at one extremity to the ower lextended lportion 29 of the lever 25, and has its ot side of the front cover 20, to swing member 27 so as to keep the slot open and the Em ty sign away lfrom aperture 24.

T lie coin channel is attached .to the case 19, and is intercommunicative wlth the slot 23 and the coin box 46 which'has a slot 46 located at its bottom, is rigidly attached to one extremity of the carriage 47, which 1s pivotally attached-to the case 19, as at 8.5. The carriage 47 has a rod 48 to which. 1s slidably attached acounterweight 49, which ymay be held in any desired position .by

means vof a set screw 50, or an similar suitable screw. T-he carriage 47 as rotatively attached thereto a wheel 51 having its periphery` in contact with the case 19. The carriage 47 has a bracket 55 hlnged thereto to which is rotatively attached a roller 52, which is held in contact with one of the teeth of the ratchet wheel 53 by'a flat springl 54 attached to the carriage 47 and havin a free extremity pressing a alnst the brac et 55. The carriage 47 has a so an extension' 56 the coin box 46, and the Weight of the coin,

will cause the carriage 47 to swing or pivot forwards. y When the coin causes the carria e 47 -to lpivot forwards, the extension 56 will make contact with the circuit breaker 58 which is pivotally attached to the switch block 59, as

at 60, and will push the circuit breaker' 58 against the protruding, arms 61 which will complete an electrical circuit from any con-- l venient suitable source, not shown in the accom anying drawings, throu h'the wires 62 and)63 connected thereto an to the electric motor 64 conveniently attached to the case 19, 'it being understood that the circuit breaker 58 normally breaks the heretofore mentioned circuit. M

When the electricmotor 64 is thus set in operation, or rotated, the train'of gears 65, orany suitable similar reduction gearin such as ordinarilyl' used, will rotate the sha t 66 by means of t e ygear ,67 rigidly attached .to the shaft 66 and meshing with the reducd tion caring 65. The endless chains 68, or exlble members are extended over the en argedportion 69 of the shaft 66 and over the enlarged ortions 70`and 71, of

shafts 72an 73, resectively. It is underto1igue'74 with elongatedapertures 82, by

the idler stood that the said s afts 66, 72. and 73y are rotatably mounted in suitable bearingsjour l L that the shafts4 66 and 70 are so located as to4 nals, or the like attached-to the case 19 and permit the@I tongue 74 or flanged member,

er extremity attached 'to the inmeans of `bolts 84, or the like,

A suitablylocated tends upwards therefrom, when the endless chains 68 are revolved by the rotating of the shaft 66, to engage the sanitar -toilet seat cover, at the bottom of the stac or pile, as

designated by the reference numeral 75, and

force or push the said sanitary toilet seat cover along the protruding strip' 76 or trou h, from where it is taken to be used.

Wien the electric motor 64 is put in operation the ratchet wheel 53, whlch is operatively connected to the reduction gearin 65, is also rotated, a certain predetermine .which is attached to the chains 68 and expart of a revolution in the' dlrection -desig- I nated by the 4arrow 77, shown in Fi rc3 of the accompanying drawings, whic will cause the roller 52 which is held in contact with one of the teeth of the ratchet wheel 53,' to move or ivot the bracket 55 so that a slot 55 locate in the saidbracket 55 will register with the slot 46 located at the bot- 'i tom of the coin box 46, and the said coin willdrop through the said slots 46 and 55 into the coin receiver 57, which is placed at the bottom of the case 19 below the coin box 46valnd is readily removable.

en the said coin drops through the slots 46 and 55 the counterweight 49 will cause the carriage 47 to return to its initial or normal position, which will break the circuit and stop the electric motor 64.'

A supply of the sanitary toilet seat covers in suitable folded form are `placed or stacked in the compartment 78 of the case 19,' by pulling forwards the compartment front 79; which is hinged thereto,gas at 80, at or near its upper extremity, the 4slidable block 34 A as to befobtainable lfor use `bythe intended user. Reference is made in particular to Fi re v10 of the accompanyin drawin in w ich -I have shown a modi cationxo as used fin connectionqwith my 0 improved evice.

the 'tongue For the pur i .of adapting m improved device to vhan le, dispense, or ven ,two.sani" tary toilet seat covers at once,.or-a thick sanitary seat cover, have provided the means ofwhich the said tongue adjustably attached to the 'su port 83, bye ocated in the ertures 82-and in apertures 1n the support 83, as a means said elongated of holding the tongue 74 in any desired exi tended position, for the purpose as hereinbefore set forth.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to protect by Letters Patent of the United States is as follows 1. In a device of the class described, the combination with a ratchet wheel moved a certain predetermined part of a revolution by the action of certain dispensing means, of a casing, a carriage pivotally attached thereto, a coin box attached to the carriage, the said coin box being formed with a bottom slot, a bracket hinged to the carriage, a roller on the said bracket, said roller being engageable with the said ratchet wheel, means for normally keeping the roller engaged with the ratchet wheel, the said bracket being formed with a slot coincidable with the slot of the-coin box, in a certain position only of the roller to the ratchet wheel, an extension member 'from the said carriage, a motor connected to operate the said dispensing means, and a switch for closing the circuit of the motor, and operated by the extension member when moved by a coin free extremit pressing against the bracket,

said bracket' eing formed with a slot coincidable with the slot of the coin box in a certain position only of the roller to the ratchet wheel, an extension memberv from the said carriage, a motor connected .to operate the said dlspensing means, and a switch for closing the circuit of the motor, and operated by the extension member when moved byl a coin falling into or from the coin box and pivoting the carriage.

In testimony whereof I have aiixed my signature.

JoHiI MORTKA. 

